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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Anthony C. Bonora, Woodside, CA (US);
Gary M. Gallagher, Austin, TX (US);
Michael Ng, Campbell, CA (US);
Assignee:
Entegris, Inc., Chaska, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05C 1/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05C 1/06 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for preventing improper engagement of a pod door and a pod. Specifically, misalignment of at least one latch finger connected t the pod door with latch engagement slots in the pod prevents a pod door from mechanically engaging a pod.